Artificial Intelligence Industry News

Google Says Publisher Opt-Out from AI Overviews Technically Complex as Publishers Demand Traffic Protection Controls

Senior executive describes granular exclusion mechanism as major engineering challenge amid parallel commercial licensing deals and regulatory scrutiny

Spotify Developers Haven't Written Code Since December, Rely Entirely on AI Through Claude Code and Internal "Honk" System

Streaming giant ships 50+ features using AI-generated code as senior engineers transition from writing to supervising autonomous development

LinkedIn Abandons Traditional SEO After B2B Traffic Plummets 60% from AI-Powered Search Despite Stable Rankings

Platform shifts to visibility-based metrics centered on AI citations and mentions as zero-click searches reshape digital marketing fundamentals

Auto Industry Faces New Chip Shortage as AI Data Centers Consume 70% of DRAM Supply and Prices Surge 100%

GM and Ford warn of $1B+ cost increases as chipmakers prioritize high-margin AI customers over automotive sector triggering panic buying

OpenAI Finalizing Record $100B+ Funding Round at $850B Valuation with Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, and Microsoft

ChatGPT maker closes largest private tech financing in history less than year after $40B raise as infrastructure spending demands accelerate

AI Business Weekly – February 20, 2026: Regulatory Pressure, Wearable AI Push, and India's Global Summit Signal Maturing Industry Moving From Hype to Accountability

Five stories revealing how Tesla faces autonomous driving marketing crackdown, Apple accelerates wearable AI hardware, Google sets major developer event, enterprise AI achieves profitability, and India hosts first Global South AI summit

India PM Modi Inaugurates AI Impact Summit 2026 Drawing 500+ Global Leaders as Country Positions for Central Role in AI Governance and Infrastructure

Five-day event in New Delhi features OpenAI, Anthropic, Google executives alongside French President Macron and UN Secretary-General as India unveils sovereign AI strategy

Enterprise AI Startup Cohere Surpasses $240 Million ARR Target With 50%+ Quarterly Growth as Company Builds Momentum Toward IPO

Toronto-based AI firm valued at $7 billion achieves capital-efficient model serving 300,000+ businesses while maintaining 70% gross margins and expanding European presence

Google Announces I/O 2026 Developer Conference for May 19-20 With Major Focus on Gemini AI Updates and Agentic Coding Capabilities

Search giant confirms two-day event at Shoreline Amphitheatre with keynotes on AI breakthroughs across Gemini, Android, Chrome, and Cloud as competition with OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies

Apple Accelerates Development of Three AI Wearables Including Smart Glasses Targeting 2027 Launch to Compete With Meta in Visual AI Interface Race